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My sister is 16 and pregnant (6 weeks), but she needs a new kidney. will a kidney transplant kill the baby?
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No transplant: Kidney transplant will not be done while she is pregnant.....her doctor will focus on her and her baby now....it will not an easy task.....she can be a successfull candidate after her pregnancy....she will have to go thru pretransplant work ups
Answered 6/10/2017
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